NGC 3605 explained

Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Leo
Ra:	^[1]
H Radial V:	667 ± 29 km/s
Z:	0.002228
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	E4-5
Appmag V:	12.15
Absmag V:	-19.36
Names:	^[3]

NGC 3605 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on March 14, 1784, by the astronomer William Herschel.^[4]

A relatively low-mass galaxy, it is a member of the Leo II Group of galaxies, including NGC 3607 among others.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. 10.1093/mnras/stw185. The SLUGGS survey: Exploring the globular cluster systems of the Leo II group and their global relationships. 2016. Kartha. Sreeja S.. Forbes. Duncan A.. Alabi. Adebusola B.. Brodie. Jean P.. Romanowsky. Aaron J.. Strader. Jay. Spitler. Lee R.. Jennings. Zachary G.. Roediger. Joel C.. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 458. 1 . 105–126. free . 1602.01838. 2016MNRAS.458..105K .
3. NGC 3605. 2021-07-26.
4. Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3600 - 3649. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-07-26.